The Conservative Party have named Brandon Lewis 'the voice of women in politics', three weeks after he broke an agreement designed to let female MPs take maternity leave.

He's quoted as saying he wants to "make sure we are the party of equal opportunity."

But last month, the Tory chairman broke a 'pregnancy pair' with Lib Dem Deputy Leader Jo Swinson, who had recently given birth.

Parliament has for decades used a system called "pairing" when an MP can't vote because they are sick or on maternity leave. So, for example, if a Labour MP is stuck in hospital, a Tory MP also agrees not to vote.

Lewis was paired with Swinson for a crucial, knife-edge Brexit vote - but voted anyway.

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Lewis and Tory chief whip Julian Smith faced calls for their resignation after breaking the agreement - which they insisted was a "mistake".

The graphic, which has a pink filter over Lewis’ photo, links to a speech made by the Tory chair today announcing the party’s ‘commitment’ to ensuring women make up half of the party’s candidates at future elections.

In the speech, he complained that just 4% of councils have formal parental leave policies of the kind he broke by ‘mistake.’

And he committed to the Tories having “the greatest possible policies on parental leave and the best support for those with caring responsibilities.”